Wrapped package



y21,1936 o J. ol.M ETAL 2 047,980

l'atented July 21, 1936 UNITED STA'I'IEIS Ott'cillill HOOFI'i PATEN'I' OFFICE WEAI'PED PAO'IIAGE ware Original application February 2227, 1928, Serial No.

257,431. Divided and this application December 24, 1982, Serial No. 648,806

4: Claims.

Our present invention, a division of our application for patent filed February 27, 1928, Serial No. 257,431, relates to wrapped packages, and it comprises a package consisting of a commodity and a Wrapper or enclosure therefor;

such vvrapper comprising a composite sheet structure formed of portions or sections of cellulosic material of differing degrees Of transparency; one portion being highly transparent. The arrangement of the section of such wrapper, when employed for package wrapping, permits a substantial portion of the contents of such Wrapped package to be viewed.

The improved wrapping material is composed of alternate strips of material, at least one of which is transparent; such wrapping material comprising, specifically, three strips of material with the edges of certain strips secured together in Overlapping relation. The central section of such composite wrapping material is highly transparent and this is flanked by two strips of either opaque, semi-transparent, or translucent material; the whole forming a practical enclosure of such nature that a package formed of a commodity Wrapped therein or therewith may provide a view Of the top as well as portions of the sides and. ends of the contents after wrapping. One specific embodiment of our invention is a composite Wrapper of three sections; in which the outer or marginal sections are of relatively opaque material and the central section is of a highly transparent material which may be "Cellophane" or other thin transparent material.

The essential feature of our present inven- 85 tion is a package which includes the improved composite wrapping material as an element thereof.

The features of our invention are more fully described hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a view of a section of composite wrapping material having 8. transparent portion or strip of the character described in our applica- 45 tion for patent before referred to.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view Of 8. complete package wrapped or enclosed by a section of composite wrapping material of the character illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the package shown in Pig. 2, disposeti face downwardly, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating one method of applying the wrapping material to a package.

Our improved composite wrapping material, as described in our pending application before referred to, consists of a plurality of strips of material of differing degrees of transparency, such as paper and "Cellophane", which may be combined or associated in a single sheet by feeding the separate strips to a common point and connecting them together; a suitable adhesive having been previously applied to the edges of certain of the strips before reaching the point where such strips are pressed together in overlapping edge relation to adhesively secure them. From the composite web or sheet thus produced, Wrapper sections may be cut oi by any suitable means in any desired lengths.

The wrapping material shown in Fig. 1 is composed of two kinds of material arranged as alternate strips, each of a iiferent degree of transparency, secured edge to edge in Overlapping relation and comprising the side strips l and 2 for example of paper, and an intermediate strip 3 of highly transparent material; the latter strip lying between the strips l and 2 which are of less transparency. In this instance, the central or intermediate strip only is transparent and may be composed of 'Cellophane" or equivalent highly transparent material.

The important feature of our present invention is the package shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 1. The present package, illustrated in the drawing, contains dried friut Wrapped within a sheet of composite wrapping material above referred to. It will be understood that the commodity to be Wrapped in the package may be any self-sustaining or semi-rigid product which is capable'of supporting the wrap as the same is folded around the product either by hand or by suitable machinery. In this manner all portions of the wrapping material are caused to engage and conform closely to the contour of the commodity which is enclosed. This package has the following features obtainable as the result of formation of the product claimed. The package essentially comprises a commodity and a wrapper sheet enclosing the same with the wrapper composed of alternate strips of material, I, 3, 2, the strip 3 being transparent. The composite sheet is of a dirnension to properly enclose the cornmodity and overlap on one wall, side or face of the package, and in the present instance, the transparent strip portion of such composite sheet is shown as of an .area to completely overlie and expose one wall or face of the commodity as well as portions of both of the side walls and both of the end walls of the same adjacent that face or wall. Moreover, a transparent panel of substantally triangular shape is formed at each end as shown at ll, and the apex Ill of this panel extends substantially to the opposite face of the package. In this way, portions of both side walls le are exposed as well as portions of the end walls l'l of the package, the bottom Wall shown on top in Fig. 3 having at least a substantial covering of non-transparent material such as paper. By reference to Fig. 3, it will be noted that even though the package be laid face downwardly, yet its contents can be readily viewed or determined. In wrapping the package, the Wrapper is manipulated substantially in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1, that is to say, the projecting end portions of the Wrapper, one of which is shown, are folded and brought together inwardly substantially in the ordinary manner to provide flaps of multiple thickness the base portions of which are disposed against the wall portion Il', but instead of swinging the folded end or terminal portion 20 of such flat upwardly With relation to the package, or in the direction indicated by the dotted arrow ZC, such portions are swung in the opposite directions as indicated by the full line arrow LL, so as to extend' away from the wall I'I of the package or to be folded back against and lie in contact with the bottom ofthe package. The portions 20 may be sealed in the position shown in Fig. 3 or retaining means in the form of a cord or seal, not shown, may be applied in the usual manner.

It will be understood that alternate strips of the two kinds of material, for example opaque or transparent, can be combined either in pairs or in larger numbers so that various combinations may be prepared from diiferent kinds of paper for the desired use. However, the preferred combination making up the composite Wrapper is that shown in Fig. 1, and this cornbination has been found most practical and useful.

It will be understood, of course, that the width of the several sections making up the composite sheet constituting the Wrapper may be changed as desired so that instead of-a central section of a dimension designed to expose the entire broad surface of a package and part of the Sides thereof, such section need only be wide enough to expose a portion of such broad surface. In such instance, the opaque or serni-transparent or translucent portions of the Wrapper sheet would be relatively wider than such transparent portion so as to be capable of including a portion of such broad surface as well as the Sides and the face opposite that covered by the transparent section. Such arrangement of the respective sections or portions making up the wrap is within the scope of our invention.

"Vi/'e claim:

1. A package of merchandise comprising an inner commodity and a composite flexible outer Wrapper sheet, said sheet consisting of alternate longitudinal strips of substantially non-transparent sheet material and thn transparent material intimately united together along adjacent marginal edges to constitute a unitary wrapping, each strip extending to opposite edges of the composite sheet, said composite sheet being disposed completely about the commodity to enclose the same with a strip of transparent material extended completely across one wall of the commodity and at least partially over two adjacent walls thereof, at least one other wall having a substantial covering of non-transparent material, said Wrapper sheet being folded inwardly to provide iaps of multiple thickness at opposite walls of the package, the base portions of said flaps being respectively disposed against said opposite walls and the terminal portions of said .ilaps extending away from such walls, to maintain exposed. an area of transparent material which overlies said opposite walls, whereby said cornmodity is visible through 'at least a portion of said exposed area of transparent material when the packages are arranged in stacked relation.

2. A package of merchandise comprising an inner commodity of semi-rigid definite form extending from end to end of the package and a composite flexible outer Wrapper sheet consisting of alternate longitudinal strips of paper and thin transparent material intimately united together along adjacent longitudinal marginal edges to constitute a unitary wrapping, each strip extending to .opposite edges of the composite sheet, said sheet being disposed completely about the cornmodity with a strip of transparent material extending across one longitudinal wall of the enclosed commoclity and at least partially across an end wall thereof, one or more other walls having a substantial covering of paper, said wrapper sheet being folded inwardly from opposite Sides adjacent said end wall and toward the longitudinal axis of the package, a portion of said fold from each side being disposed against said end wall and the outer portions of said folded sheet constituting a terminal flan which is folded. downwardly and inwardly toward the opposite end of the package to lie closely against the bottom wall thereof, -whereby to expose an area of transparent material which overlies said end wall to render visible through said exposed area the contents of said package.

3. A package of merchandise comprising an inner commodity of semi-rigid efinite form extending from -end to end of the package and a composite completely iiexible outer Wrapper sheet, said sheet consisting of two spaced outer strips of paper and an -intermediate strip -of thin transparent material substantially longitudinally coextensive with said paper strips and intimately united therewith along their adjacent marginal edges to constitute a unitary wrapping, said wrapping being disposed completely -about the commodity to conform to the shape of the latter and enclose the same with the intermediate strip of transparent material extending completely across one wall of the commodity and at least partially over the end walls thereof, at least one other wall having -a substantial covering of non-transparent material, said Wrapper sheet being folded inwardly to provide flaps of multiple thickness at said end walls of the package, the base portions of said flaps being respectively disposed against said end wa-lls and the terminal portions of such flaps extending away from such walls, to maintain exposed at Ieast a portion of the area of transparent material which overlies said end walls, whereby said commodity is visible through said -exposed area of transparent material.

1. A package of merchandise comprising an inner commodity of semi-rigid definite form extending from end to end of the package and. a composite completely ilexible outer Wrapper sheet, said sheet consisting of alternate substantially longitudinally co-extensive strips of substantially non-transparent sheet material and thin transparent material intimately united together along adjacent marginal edges to constitute a. unitary Wrappillc. said wrapping being disposed completely about the cornmodity to conform to the shape of the latter and enclose the same With the strip ot transparent material extencling completely across the top wall oi' the commodity and at least partially over the end and side walls thereof, at least one other wall having a substantial covering ot non-transparent material, said Wrapper sheet being folded inwardly to provide ilaps ot multiple thickness at said end Walls of the package. the base portions of said ilaps being respectively disposed against said end walls and the terminal portiona ot such ilaps extending away trom such walls, to maintain exposed an area ot transparent material which overlies said end. walls, vvherelay said commodity 18 visible trom various angles through an exposed area oi' transparent material overlying the top wall and the adi acent portions of the end and side walls of the package when the packages are arranged in stacked relation.

OSCAR J. 011M. EDMAIN'D F. MAJIE. 

